Portsmouth waltzed into their match on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the West Union Dragons a 10-0 shutout.
Emily Cheatham and Amya Carr did most of the damage at the plate: Cheatham scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Carr scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Madison Ankrom was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Portsmouth's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-13. As for West Union, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-14.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Portsmouth will take on Ironton at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ironton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for West Union, they will head out on the road to challenge Fairfield at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Fairfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.7 runs per game this season.
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